“The Sages promise us that anyone who studies the Torah will derive spiritual purification from his studies (Berachos 16a).” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“All evil was created by God to block out spirituality from the world so that man would be forced to struggle for it and therefore appreciate it more deeply.” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“One cannot subordinate himself simultaneously to God and to his own idolized self. Thus the Sages say: "Whoever becomes angry, [even if he is… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“Human endeavour is not competent to obtain success and wealth. "Bread is not the possession of the wise nor wealth the possession of the… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“The least among you [the Sages] has the capacity to revive the dead (Avodah Zarah 10b)” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“The Sages promise us that anyone who studies the Torah will derive spiritual purification from his studies (Berachos 16a).” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“The Gaon explains that the juggler in the first story in this book represents a man who has devoted himself entirely to materialism. Like… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“Vilna Gaon was also an expert in nearly all secular wisdom of his time, for he felt that such knowledge enhanced the understanding of… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“Nothing demonstrates this more than man's intelligence: it has a capacity far beyond what would have been necessary in animal terms.” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“Because anger is the ultimate expression of pride, anger and a feeling of closeness to God are mutually exclusive.” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“Do not malign the words of a sage even if they seem trivial, for they contain the loftiest wisdom.” — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“The Rabba bar Bar-Cganah stories and the Savvei DeVei Atuna riddles (Bava Basra 733a-74b and Bechoros 8b) consist of fantastic stories and cryptic debates… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“All evil was created by God to block out spirituality from the world so that man would be forced to struggle for it and… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image
“The Talmudic sage Rav Amram reached such a high level os spirituality that his evil inclination left him, the Talmud tells us that it… — Aharon Feldman Copy Share Image